Thank you for inviting me to speak at this important summit. It is good to be in Indonesia and it is good to be in Bali. It is inspiring to speak to you. You are young, you are educated and you are on...

The Role of Fiscal and Monetary Policies in Reducing Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure and honor for me to attend this meeting today and...

Good afternoon and thank you for this opportunity to address you today. First, let me say what a pleasure it has been to attend my first African Mining Indaba. It has provided rich ground on which to ...

Date: February 11, 2015Type: Speeches and TranscriptsLanguage: English

Hello everyone. First, I would like to thank the Council on Foreign Relations for graciously hosting this event. And thank you, Mark, for your kind introduction. The Nature Conservancy has been an imp...

Honorable Prime Minister, Honorable Ministers, Dear Guests, I first met the Honorable Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers at a conference in August 2013, where the World Bank was asked to advi...

[Updated on February 9, 2015]Q1: What was the purpose of the Rogun Assessment Studies? The purpose was to provide independent and scientific assessment of the feasibility of the proposed Rogun Hydropo...

Lignite - FDI and Sustainable Development Natural resource wealth—it can be a blessing, or it can become a curse. As economic history has shown, too many resource-rich countries have, unfortunately, ...

Q: Given the heavy smog that a large part of China is experiencing, what recommendations does the World Bank have for China? Or what actions does the World Bank take to help improve the situation? Axe...

Date: February 27, 2014Type: Speeches and TranscriptsLanguage: English

DR KIM: I'd like to thank the people of Myanmar for the very warm welcome I've received today on my arrival. I'm a doctor by professional training so I was particularly pleased to have the opportunity...

Thank you very much for joining us today. First I’d like to thank the people of Myanmar for the warm welcome I’ve received today on my arrival.I am a doctor by professional training, so I was particul...

Global Economic Outlook: Implications for Thailand This morning I would like to share some views on the outlook of the global economy, what it means for East Asia, and what it means for Thailand. We s...

Date: November 11, 2013Type: Speeches and TranscriptsLanguage: English

Thank you for coming to the closing press conference of the 2013 World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings. First, a big thank you to the hard-working staff at the World Bank Group, who have spent long hou...

Photo by Julian DonovGood morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to be here with you today to jointly explore Bulgaria’s green potential. I have a 7 year old son, and he has many questions ab...